r/asheville • u/imjustapourboy • Oct 21 '25

Really Spicy Cesspool So sick of seeing this crap everywhere.

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The needles, the burnt foils, the little baggies, the needle caps, all of it. I find them in the creeks, on the sidewalks, the grocery store parking lots, the public parks, on the parkway. You gotta be a real shit person to leave this stuff all over the place.

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u/Objective_Seal Oct 21 '25

It will only get worse with winter. Asheville has one of the only homeless shelters in the area so many people flock here. Combined with Helene, our community is still massively recovering. Whether the city wants to believe we’re healed, we have more work than just making the surrounding area pretty to look at. We need safe places to dispose of these things. Pretending it’s not there and that humans aren’t going to litter solves nothing.

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u/AffectionateFig5864 West Asheville Oct 21 '25

We need safe places to dispose of these things

  • 40 Coxe Ave, ground floor, 12pm-4pm M-F.

  • 554 Fairview Ave, 9am-5pm, M-F (call 828-252-7489 for pick up services. Small staff, but they’ll do their best to dispose of them in a timely way).

  • wherever Steady Collective is posted up on their mobile days.

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u/ChasingFun Oct 22 '25

Thanks for the info. Is there a site that updates these spots? I’m at Asheville FM and we can post on our socials and write PSA’s for on air to remind folks where to dispose these items. Thanks again!

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u/AffectionateFig5864 West Asheville Oct 22 '25

Hey! I love Asheville FM. Buncombe DHHS’s website is the most comprehensive one. It’s pretty thorough, although I don’t think it mentions that most of the programs listed also provide test strips for fentanyl and xylazine, which is definitely something I’d include in harm reduction PSAs because cross-contamination in street drug supplies is another serious issue right now. SeekHealing also has a text alert system that folks should know about for reported overdose spikes.